Container



Dec. 27, 1932. M. c. TROYER' CONTAINER Filed March 9, 1931 Patented Dec.27, 1932 into 0. TROYER, or SHIPSHEWANA, INDIANA 1 CONTAINER Applicationfiled March 9, 1931.

This invention relates to containers and particularly to cigarettepackage containers. The principal object of my invention is to provide acontainer for a package of ciga- 5 rettes, or the like, which isprovided with improved means for severing the wall of the cigarettepackage to facilitate access to the package interior.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container for a packageof cigarettes, or the like, which is provided with package impaling andsevering means, whereby the package wall is severed from the interior ofthe package.

A third object of the invention is to provide a container for a packageof cigarettes, or the like, the container being made in halves hingedtogether and provided with interior package impaling and package wallsevering means, whereby the package wall is severed from the interior ofthe package to enable ready access to the packageinterior.

' Other objects of the invention arementioned and described herein.

The preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, wherein V Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved container showing the end covers open;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the container in the open position andcontaining a package of cigarettes which has been cut open to expose thecigarettes;

Fig. 3 illustrates a rear view of my improved container;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of one of the container half sections,viewing the interior thereof, and showing the cigarette package therein,and the pale andsevering elements in position;

Fig. 5 illustrates a separate perspective view of the pale and severingelements;

Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the closed container; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmental sectional view taken on line 77 of Fig. 4.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews on the drawing.

Serial No. 521,046.

Referringnow to the details of the drawing the device, as illustrated,comprises generally the two half container sectionsl and 2,respectively, of box-like formation, made of any suitable metal ormaterial, and hinged together at the rear confronting edges at 3.

A coil spring a is mounted in the hinge 3 to normally urge the two halfcontainer sections 1 and 2 together and to maintain the frontconfronting edges 5 and 6, respectively, in contact.

Numerals 7 and 8, respectively, indicate top end covers for thecontainer sections 1 and 2, respectively, said covers being hinged tosaid container sections at 9 and 10, respectively, each of said coversbeing provided with a rigid depending latch element, 11 and 12,respectively, which is adapted to engage in recesses 13 and 14,respectively, provided in the container sections 1 and 2, respectively,each of said latches being suitably embossed to engage said recesses toeffect a disengageable boss and socket connection.

The numeral 15 indicates an upright pale element rigidly mounted uponthe bottom end wall of the container section 1 at 16 adjacent the edge 5thereof and close to the inner face of the container section wall, butslightly spaced therefrom, said pale being formed of relatively thinflat metal and provided at its upper end with the pointed pale element17 which is hinged thereto at 18 adjacent the upper edge of thecontainer section, but short thereof to permit the cover 11 to be closedthereover when the pointed pale element 17 is swung inward.

Numeral 19 indicates a severing element or wire carried by the paleelement 15 normally substantially parallel therewith and normallyarranged within the container section 1, the upper end of said severingelement being angularly bent at 20 to provide a hinge pintle for thehinge 18 of pale element 17, the lower end of said severing elementextending to the exterior of and below the bottom end wall thereof andto which the ringlike handle 21 may be attached. A notch 22 may beformed in the edge of the bottom end wall of container section 1adjacent the bot- V tom of the edge 5 thereof, in which notch the lowerend of the wire 19 may be anchored, Figures 2 and 6.

In operation, the container covers 11 and 12 are opened and the paleelement 17 ele vated, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the latter element beingthen thrust through the lower end wall of the paper cigarette package 23adjacent the outer wall 24: thereof, further pressure on said packagecausing the pale element 17 to traverse the full length of the cigarettepackage and to pierce the top end wall 25 thereof when the package isfully arranged or disposed within the closed'container sections 1 and 2.The pale element 17 may then be folded over inwardly upon the, top wall25 of the cigarette package. The foregoing described operation causesboth the pale-element 15 andthe severing wire 19 to be arranged withinthe cigarette package 23 and extending longitudinally thereof adj acent,or in actual contact with, the inner surface of package wall 24.

And said described operation causes the severing wire 19 to be arrangedsubstantially parallel with, and in substantial registration with, theconfronting edges 5 and 6 of the container sections 1 and 2, and also inclose relation with the edge of pale element 15. The operator thereupongrasps the ring 21, releases the wire 19 from the anchorage notch '22and swings the Wire 19 upwardly (Fig.

4-dotted lines) between the edges 5 and 6 of the container halfsections, whereby the wall 24 of the cigarette package is severed frombottom to top thereof. The wire 19 is then restored to the notch 22, thetop and bottom end walls of the package 23 are then severed by swingingopen the half container sections 1 and 2-, or otherwise suitably done,the covers 11 and 12 are then latched in position over the package 23,and the contents of the package 23 is then exposed for individualwithdrawal. 7

It will be appreciated that the operation of the severing wire 19 seversthe wall of the cigarette package from the interior of the latter,whereby injury to or destruction of the cigarettes contained in saidpackage is wholly obviated.

While the form of embodiment of the present invention as hereindisclosed, constitutes a preferred form, it is understood that otherforms might be adopted for cigarette packages, or the like, all comingwithin'the scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A container of the character described comprising a pair ofbox-like sections operatively and separably connected together to enableopening and closing thereof and to admit and contain a package providedwith a severable wall, and package impaling and package wall severingmeans mounted within the container, whereby the package wall is severedwhen said severing means is actuated,

said impaling and wall severing means being separate means andsuccessively operated.

2. A container of the character described comprising apair of box-likesections hingedly connected together to enable opening and closingthereof and to admit and contain a package provided with aseverablewall, and package impaling and package wall severing means mountedwithin the container, whereby outward actuation of said severing meanscauses the package wall to be severed from bottom to top.

3. A container of the character described comprising a pair of box-likesections hingedly connected together to enable opening and closingthereof, each of said sections being provided with an end cover to admitto the container interior a package which is provided with a severablewall, and package impaling and hinged package wall severing meansmounted within one of said container sections, whereby outward actuationof said severing means causes the package wall to be severed from thepackage interior.

4:. A container of the character described comprising a pair of box-likesections hingedly connected together to enable opening and closingthereof, movable cover means for said container sections to enable theintroduction to the container interior of a package which is providedwith a severable wall, package impaling means, and package wall severingmeans projected to the package interior by said impaling means, wherebyactuation of said severing means causes the package wall to be severedfrom the package interior.

5. In a container of the character described and comprising a pair ofbox-like sections operatively connected together to enable opening andclosingthereof and designed to receive therein a a package provided witha severable wall, means for severing the package wall from the packageinterior, said means comprising a severing element designed to be thrustto the package interior through an end wall thereof and actuated to thepackage exterior.

6. In a container of the character described and comprising a pair ofbox-like sections hingedly connected together to enable opening andclosing thereof and designed to receive therein a package provided witha severable wall, means for severing the package wall from the packageinterior, said means comprising a severing element designed to be thrustinto the package interior longitudinally thereof and actuated laterallythereof to the package exterior through the package wall.

7. In a container of the character described i and comprising a pair ofbox-like sections hingedly connected together to enable opening andclosing thereof and designed to receive therein a package provided witha severable wall, means for severing the package Wall from the packageinterior, said means comprising a hinged severing element mounted in oneof the container sections and designed to be thrust into the packageinterior through the end Wall thereof and swung through the package Wallto the package exterior.

MILO C. TROYER.

